Stop putting God first.

Hey Ya'll,

We have a problem that i think we should address. I have been hearing people say, for quite sometime now, to 'Put God First'. While i think it is a GREAT idea, a NOBLE gesture even,  to think we have in us the capacity to put(&Keep) God first it is downright silly that we try.

When We place god First, or the center, or the forefront of our life we still have him in our control. When we compartmentalize God and do with him as we please we are doing ourselves a GREAT disservice because really nothing is happening but frustration. Think about Jeremiah, half way(more like close to the beginning) of his ministry got SO MAD at God that he probably hated him(in that moment), he was so fed up, that he tried to QUIT! In those moments there was nothing that God could have said or done to simmer Jeremiah down, What kept him was his UNITY with god. What if he only put God first(outside of himself) and let his emotions allow him to walk away? what would that mean for LIFE as we know it? No matter how much he tried to fight it Jeremiah and god were one. The word was "like fire shut in his bones" and he could do nothing but let it out. As we see he went on to do GREAT things with his life.

Now, I don't envy jeremiah's position, but i think a lesson can be learned here.
When god is outside of us(first, front, center) We can easily walk away, we can easily push him to the side if he says something we don't particularly like, but when we are unified with christ, when we become one with christ, when we are crucified WITH chirst(Gal.2.20), Not only is it dang near impossible to walk away, we can be certain we are ALWAYS on the right track.

xoxo,

Ryen.

Dream job: Get Yours TODAY!

Titus 2:11-14

English Standard Version (ESV)

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13  waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14  who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

 I Think it's safe to say that david Crowder band song(or cover of the song) [How he loves] can go down in history as the top recipient of the 'the greatest song ever written in history, dude i'm not even kidding that song is so great' Award. The message is a simple yet powerful expression of Love.

'He is jealous for me, his loves like a hurricane i am a tree bending beneath the winds and waves of his mercy."

That is some crazy amazing imagery don't you think? God's love is so powerful it's always unbearable. Who Doesn't want to be loved like that? The song goes on to say:

"all of a sudden, i am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory"

 ok, that's even MORE crazy amazing, not only is God's love for us so strong that we can't help but be moved by it. it is literally a shield from affliction.(that's not to say bad stuff won't happen but when you are safe in the arms of god, it just affects you different. trust me you gotta experience it to believe it). God really loves us, and  it's very sad when we INTENTIONALLY do things that hurt him. The idea of loving a god who loves us with so much passion and vigor is nice, but lets be honest... we don't love him like we should if at all.


Titus Tells us that Through his grace, God has given us FULL TRAINING to live right and to patiently wait for Jesus' return. It's like the perfect job, Greatest reward ever, Full training offered, all me have to do is show up and take the position. The only condition is this must be our only job. Is that not the sweetest deal ever? God's legit.ness supersedes all other. He looks our for us like no other. 


Let's not be foolish and not show up to work, or break the ONLY condition that separates us from life and death. Be smart. Trust your creator


<3 ∞,


R.L. Cooper

Hell: you don't wanna go.

1 Timothy 2:3-4

This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

So, one day i was scrolling through tumblr when i came across this Magnificent quote: 

The question is not "Why would a loving God send anyone to hell?" The question is "Why would anyone choose hell over a loving God?"

This Quote is so biblically sound, i feel like it should be everyone's defense for the "god is a egotistical tyrant" argument.(kidding but not kidding).Timothy tells us that god desires EVERYONE to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth. Paul tells the thessalonians That God Hell was never intended for us, we weren't created to experience Gods wrath. God loves us, he enjoys spoiling us. He desires to give us the world. (he actually already did, we just gave it back....oop)


So, let's make this very simple. If you feel/hear anything other than ; 'God is a God of love who wants the absolute best for you, which includes but is not limited to salvation', it's a lie.


Easypeasy!


<3 ∞,
R.L. Cooper